Saved You a Seat Ep 21: Fighting Check Fraud | SoftPro Blog

Thank you so much to everyone who attended Episode 21 of our Saved You a Seat webinar series: Fighting Fraud and Counterfeit Checks! We hope that you learned something new and are better prepared to identify fraudulent transactions. 

Lisa Tyler, National Escrow Administrator at Fidelity National Financial, Inc., discussed how to identify high-risk transactions, which can include some or all of the following circumstances:

• Cash purchase
• Payment is made by Official or Cashier's Check (issued by HSBC Bank)
• Payment is for much more than the amount required to close
• Low sales price
• No earnest money deposited
• Quick close
• Buyer is from out of state and purchasing the property sight unseen

Jenny Gold, SoftPro Senior Trust Account Reconciler, also joined the conversation to discuss the importance of a regular reconciliation and how to prevent fraud with practices like: 

• A regular reconciliation monthly at minimum, daily at best
• Addressing exception items right away, which could include a counterfeit check
• Making sure that your reconciliation not only balances three ways, but agrees to the bank statement
• Reviewing the Trial Balance for negative balances and balances over 90 days
• Using a third-party reconciliation company to notify you immediately if check fraud is discovered so they can assist with setting up a new account if necessary

Not able to join us for the live webinar? We've made a recording of Episode 21 available for you to watch, and you can also view the presentation slides from the webinar below:

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Join us for Saved You a Seat Episode 22: A Year Post-COVID... Where is the Industry Now? which will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 11:30 AM ET. 

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